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Sunday, March 9, 2025
From the Liveblog of
Sunday, March 9, 2025
Protesters bed down for second night of hostage vigil outside military HQ in Tel Aviv
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Demonstrators protest calling for the release of Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip outside Hakirya Base in Tel Aviv, March 9, 2025. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
Protesters, including several families of hostages, are sleeping rough for a second straight night outside Defense Ministry headquarters in Tel Aviv as they maintain a vigil and protest on behalf of the 59 captives still held in Gaza.
Inside the base, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had been huddling with senior cabinet members regarding a negotiating team being dispatched to talks in Qatar tomorrow. There is no word on if the meeting is ongoing.
Earlier, hundreds of protesters joined hostage families at the site to rally for a deal and put pressure on the government at the site, briefly blocking traffic and setting a bonfire.
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